Ohio court rules miners entitled to unemployment benefits
A common pleas court in Cleveland ruled that about 14 000 Ohio miners may receive unemployment compensation for the April 1 to May 12 period of last spring's bituminous shutdown. Judge Joy Seth Hurd said the shutdown was not a strike as no positive action by employers occurred, and miners offered to work while agreement was sought. The decision overturned a board ruling and supports past unemployment eligibility for the period.
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Cleveland
Common Pleas
Ohio
Joy Seth Hurd
United States Coal Co
CIO United Mine Workers
Hurd
H. C. Atkinson
Unemployment Compensation Bureau
Bureau
Board of Review
Atkinson
Nazi protest is overruled in canal transit row
In Panama on December 26 the British prize crew governing the German freighter Duesseldorf won guaranteed safe passage to a British port, dismissing a German diplomatic protest from Consul Walter Schmidt. Canal Zone commander Major General David L. Stone said the protest was not entertained and the ship was free to proceed to sea after transiting the canal. The 4,930-ton vessel, captured December 15 off Chile by the British cruiser Despatch, carried a swastika beneath a British naval ensign during the transit.
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Colon
Panama
Cristobal
United States Army Command
Canal Zone
Walter Schmidt
David L. Stone
Duesseldorf
Chile
Hitler Steps Across Line Into France on Christmas Day
Berlin reports say Adolf Hitler crossed the frontier into France while with German forces in the west-wall fortifications. It was claimed as the first footfall on French soil since 1918, observed near Spicheren Heights between Saarbrucken and Forbach as he distributed gifts to troops and toured front-line dugouts.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
France
West-Wall
Fuehrer
Hitler
Spicheren Heights
Saarbruecken
Forbach
Hiller
Moscow Claims Finnish Troops Twice Defeated
Moscow reported two Finnish battalions surrounded and routed at Suomussalmi and a serious defeat at Suomussalmi, with six Finnish planes down. The location Suomussalmi lies about 15 miles from the Russian frontier, per the Red Army communique.
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Moscow
Finland
Red Army
Jolomantsi
Suomussalmi
Australian Air Force Contingent Arrives in England
The first Australian air force contingent to reach England since the war began landed at a south coast port today. The arrival marks empire solidarity, following a recent Canadian division arrival over the weekend.
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London
England
Air Force
1940 Congress faces spending cuts debate
In an election year Congress weighs curbing federal expenditures with talks of a balanced budget and a budget officer. Some push for reductions in defense, but past sessions show the economy bloc often loses to administration requests as 1940 budget debates loom.
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Congress
William B. Ardery
Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Carloadings Unchanged Across Week for Baltimore and Ohio
The week ended December 25 saw 44 563 carloads for Baltimore and Ohio. Of these 29 744 were loaded on line and 14 819 received from connections. This compares with a year ago total of 37 506 and a prior week total of 46 964.
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Baltimore
Ohio
Policy Racketeer Murdered in Christmas Day Bronx
James Cangro, a 44 year old Bronx mobster tied to the policy racket, was strangled beaten and stabbed and dumped in a vacant lot. Police suspect a drive to consolidate rackets under a new Bronx boss after Dutch Schultz was slain. Identification proved by fingerprints. death occurred eight to ten hours earlier.
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New York
Underworld
James Cangro
Dutch Schulta
East Brox
Bronx
Dutch Schultz
Newark
Cangro
Bern
Murphy predicts F D R not to run next fall
Detroit December 26 Attorney General Frank Murphy predicted that President Roosevelt would seek a third term only in a national emergency and warned that a third liberal party would be disastrous to the progressive cause. He said Roosevelt can win reelection if he decides to run.
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Detroit
Frank Murphy
Roosevelt
Murphy
Three Raids On Booze Shops End With Arrests
City officers acting on warrants raided three downtown liquor outlets late Saturday. Four arrests were made and a sizable whiskey stock seized intended for Christmas celebrations. Capt A E Lockard led the operation with Capt Dorsey Bailey and Sheriff Herbert Evans. At Peerless on Latrobe Street officers seized various whiskey and wine containers. employee C H Self was charged with possessing liquor beyond the legal limit and released on property bond of 101 dollars.
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A. E. Lockard
Dorsey Bailey
Company A
State Police
Herbert Evans
Peerless
Peers Prosperity
Sam Fisher
Latrobe Street
C. H. Self
Norwegian Craft Calls For Aid In Heavy Storm
Mackay radio intercepted a distress call from the 5535 ton Norwegian steamer Tana about 600 miles southeast of Cape Race. The Topdalsfjord relayed that she was proceeding to aid the disabled ship, which said its lifeboat was gone and it needed immediate help.
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Thomaston, Me
Mackay
Tana
Cape Race
Miner Murdered and Wife Hurt in M Dowell Co
In Welch on December 26, L F Snellenberger a 29 year old miner was shot and killed as he investigated noises by his pig pen Mrs Snellenberger running to aid him was struck and critically injured by an automobile an apparent effort to run down her husband Sheriff Fred L Ray said the assailant likely fled after harming her.
Old Age Payments Begin For Workers In January
Washington dispatch reports the federal government starts monthly old age retirement payments next week under the county plan. Officials expect benefits to reach about 1 million people in 1940, with singles averaging around 26.2 dollars per month and married workers likely receiving higher totals.
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T. F. Coman
Washington
Five cabinet members seek to hold jobs
Washington dispatch traces political backgrounds of five cabinet officers Ickes Wallace Morgenthau Hopkins and Perkins who rose from non political settings to national power They backed a third term and would lose influence under a new Democratic administration if Roosevelt leaves Two are recent converts to the party Ickes and Wallace once aligned with the New Deal era but their clout would fade with a change in leadership
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W. B. Ragsdale
Washington
Govey
Tckes
Garner
Paul V. McNutt
Ickes
Wallace
Hull
Farley
Bull
Fairmont Motorist Faces Reckless Driving Charge
Walter Ogden Arnold of 117 Reeves avenue Fairmont was ordered before Justice A B Knabenshue on a reckless driving charge after a Christmas day collision on U S Route 50 near Harrison county. Arnold's car sideswiped a vehicle driven by Robert Lawson of Flemington. both cars were heavily damaged but no injuries were reported. Troopers Dye and Randall investigated and towed the vehicles from the scene.
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Harrison County
Walter Ogden Arnold
Reeves Avenue
Fairmont
Justice of the Peace
A. B. Knabenshue
Arnold
Robert Lawson
Flemington
C. W. Dye
G. F. Randall
West Hill Man Jailed For Automobile Theft
Paul Mayles of West Hill is jailed in Taylor county after a car theft reported near Philippi. He was found asleep in the vehicle owned by Mrs. Montella Mayle of Wendel, following arrest by State Trooper G. I. Randall and Deputy Sheriff Joe Mask. The incident occurred Saturday on Latrobe Street.
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Latrobe Street
Paul Mayles
West Hill
Taylor County
Philippi
G. i. Randall
Joe Mask
Maylrs
Montella Mayle
Wendel
Tokyo
Alar Hirohito
Mayles
Japan
Japanese Emperor Opens New Parliament Session
The cabinet on December 1 approved a budget of 10.36 billion yn about 2.43 billion dollars with 65 percent allotted to the army and navy. Attending diplomats included U S Ambassador Joseph Grew British Ambassador Robert Leslie and Eugene Ott the author and Sera
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Cabinet Council
United States
Joseph C. Grew
Robert Leslie
T Eugene Ott
Autor
Sera
Christmas Truce in War Effort Across Fronts
Across Europe and beyond, a fragile Christmas peace contrasts with ongoing warfare. Finnish towns faced Soviet air raids while German patrols were repulsed by French forces. British and French troops marked the day with carols, meals, and morale boosting gestures from leaders amid the global war.
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Associated Press
Amercan
Europe
Finland
Russia
Helgoland
NYA Worker Admits Killing Father Over Hatred
Akron Ohio December 26 James D Hill Jr 18 NYA worker confessed to shooting his 44 year old father in their home and dumping the body on the bank of an old canal Summit County prosecutor Alva Russell said the youth admitted the murder.
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Akron
James D. Hill, Jr
NYA
Alva Russell
Summit County
Farley Case Probed as Inquest Delays Verdict
Police investigators continued an extensive inquiry into the suffocation death of 27 year old Marie Farley found at 115 West Wilford Street in the McIntyre residence. A coroner's jury postponed verdict until angles of the case are cleared and statements from witnesses are reviewed.
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Marie Farley
Collie M. McIntyre
West Wilford Street
Bartlett
Paul P. Warden
Aged Norris Will Retire from Public Office
Senator George W. Norris of Nebraska declared he will not seek another public office after his current term ends in 1943. At 78, the veteran independent has long opposed party labels and recalled his 1917 filibuster against President Wilson’s arm with neutrality bill.
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Washington
George W. Norris
Congress
Norris
Wilson
America
Nebraska
Maddened Father Kills Two Then Slays Himself
John Slavickas, 54, killed his wife Josephine 45 and wounded daughter Christine Hirley 23, then shot himself after a quarrel at their farm home in Ludington Michigan. Christine was reported in critical condition. The tragedy unfolded yesterday morning as the family gathered for Christmas.
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Ludington
Mich
John Slavickas
Christine Hirley
Hammond
Ind
Slavickas
Josephine
George L. Colyer
Army Recruiting Drive Seen as Failure Despite Roosevelts Call
Washington December 26 The Army’s recruiting effort to reach the augmented strength ordered in September by President Roosevelt appears doomed. Latest figures show regular enlistments at about 210,340 as of December 14, well below the 227,000 target set under the national emergency declaration.
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Washington
fArmy
Roosevelt
Bima
Viipuri Bombardment Strikes Town In Finnish War Zone
Long range shells hammered Viipuri as Russian forces pressed on the Karelian Isthmus near the Murmansk rail line. Fires spread, homes fell, and residents sheltered while a four hour air raid left two women and a girl injured. One plane was shot down as about 200 bombs or more rained on the city.
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Linn Heinzerling
Viipuri
Finland
Murmansk
Russia
Karelian
Early Defends Taylor Choice Amid Vatican Mission
White House press secretary Stephen Early defended President Roosevelt’s selection of Myron C. Taylor as a personal representative to Rome to coordinate world peace efforts. Roosevelt also invited Dr. George A. Butrick and Rabbi Cyrus Adler to confer with him on faith and policy as part of broader diplomatic moves.
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Washington
Stephen Early
White House
Roosevelt
Vatican
Myron C.taylor
United States Steel
Refugee Committee
Rome
George A. Buttrick
Council of Churches of Christ
America
Cyrus Adler
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Grafton Sentinel Invites Mrs Bradford to Little Accident
The Grafton Sentinel invites Mrs T J Bradford of 329 Dewey Avenue to attend tonight's presentation of Little Accident at the Opera House featuring Hugh Herbert and Baby Sandy.
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The
Grafton Sentinel
W. E. Hart
Yates Avenue
Claudette Colbert
Henry Fonda
Dixie Theatre
Mickey Rooney
Judy Garland
Strand Theatre
T. J. Bradford
Dewey Avenue
Hugh Herbert
Baby Sandy
Jean
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Helena Eklund
Turku
Helen Ecklund
Helen
M’dowell Co
Ickes, Hopkins and Co
A. P
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Daladier
Germany
Gorge VII
Britain
Sandringham
Solon
Early
Taylor
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